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The water retention curves (WRCs) of such types of soil are characterized for having a very small air entry value, followed by an almost-horizontal zone, which cannot be measured by using the vapor equilibrium, most of the existing sensors, or a water dewpoint potentiometer. Data from mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) tests can be used as an alternative to find the WRC, and this is explored in this paper. The model for the water retention curve presented considers the deformability of the soil during the MIP test, assuming an isotropic elastic behavior. 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